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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1947

Page

4

Washington Country club golf winner and busy week

R C Bob Taylor of Boston won the open golf tournament at Washington Country Club with 107 for 27 holes on a wet course. Bill Kelsey of Washington placed second with 110 and three tied for third at 111. Burglars hit four Washington businesses while minor losses were reported. Local weddings, social visits, travel plans and birthdays fill community notes amid park services planned for July and August.

R. C Bob” Taylor Boston Mass Washington Country Club Bill Kelsey Washington Claire Whiting Jim Basley Iowa City John Peters Ottumwa

Barths file claims in Yoder estate over auto crash

William P Barth files two claims totaling 8759 with the district court clerk against the Lloyd M Yoder estate after an auto collision that killed Yoder and injured Barth and his son and daughter. The report notes flood relief drives by local groups and several collision injuries to others, including Patricia Kay Clarence Goff.

William P. Barth Willian Betty Jean Lloyd M. Yoder Kalona Yoder Barths

Hospital Roundup Highlights Local Admissions and Births

At the Hospital on Saturday Mrs. Addie Thompson of 815 W Second Street is listed under medical. On Friday yesterday Mrs. Leo Oldfield of 1403 N Second Avenue underwent surgical care. Today William Houseal of 702 E Second Street is recorded for surgical treatment. Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Wayne Arnold Route One at 2 12 am yesterday and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Lyle Gipple Columbus Junction at 6 37 pm last evening. Dismissals include Ronnie Jones from Washington and Mrs Stanley Plank Kalona among others plus Earl W Miksch of Ainsworth.

Addie Thompson Second Street Medical Leo Oldfield Second Avenue Surgical William Houseal E. Second Street Wayne Arnold Route One Lyle Gipple Columbus Junction Ronnie Jones Washington Stanley Plank Kalona E. B. Hammer E. Main Street James Dunbar Walter Horning Floyd Walker Steven Lee Darvin Bohr Jon Lyle Harper John Combs John Walker Earl W. Miksch Ainsworth

June Bride Joins Edmondson Mangold at Brighton Church

Jane Edmondson daughter of Mr and Mrs EB L Edmondson of Brighton and Kenton Mangold son of Mr and Mrs Harold Mangold were married Sunday evening at the Brighton Methodist church.

Harold Mangold Velma Keller Traer Zella Gillham Rockford Iowa Jane Edmondson Kenton Mangold EB. L. Edmondson Brighton Harold Manold Mangold

Admitted Yesterday and Tonsillectomies Today

Admitted yesterday Clarence W. Work of Ainsworth and Oak D. Henry of Brighton as medical patients. Tonsillectomies today for Jack Fields of 219 Harrison street Connie Hesseltine route two Harley Young of 409 Jefferson street Louie Jones 410 Madison street Eddie Bailey 403 Washington street. Floyd Bedwell of Des Moines is listed today.

Clarence W. Work Ainsworth Oak D. Henry Brighton Jack Fields W. Harrison Street Connie Hesseltine Harley Young E. Jefferson Street Louie Jones E. Madison Street Eddie Bailey W. Washington Street Floyd Bedwell Des Moines

Local Medical Notes Include Several Ainsworth Figures

Wednesday notices list Frank Wood of Ainsworth undergoing a medical procedure. Marion Everett Dillon of Keota had an appendectomy. Clarence Work of Ainsworth, Karen Baker of Richland, and Derald Edwards with son Michael Dean of Brighton appear in the brief medical notices.

Frank Wood Ainsworth Marion Everett Dillon Keota Clarence Work Karen Baker Richland Derald Edwards Michael Dean Brighton

Community Births and Life Events Noted

Mrs. Tom Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Wilson report births and family movements. Kalona couple Edwin E. Miller welcome a daughter. Kinross family Heisdorffer announce a son. Multiple residents listed with addresses and times for last evening and this morning.

Marriage Bonds Barbara Crooks and Donald Marek in Wellesley

Barbara Joan Crooks married Donald Jay Marek on June 21 at Houghton Memorial chapel in Wellesley Massachusetts in a ceremony conducted by Ray Ilgin Sherk. Bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Crooks of Cape Haitian West Indies and Hillsboro New Hampshire. Best man was Lloyd Marek.

Barbara Joan Crooks Donald Jay Marek Vincent Mares Houghton Memorial Chapel Wellesley College Wellesley Mass Ray. Ilgin Sherk Porter Kenneth Crooks Cape Haiten West Indies Hillsboro N. H Lloyd Marek Washington Vincent Marek Boston Donald Marek Barbara Crooks

Births and family notices from local residents

Birth A son was born to Mrs. Gwen Coverdale at 7 08 this morning. Mrs. Lyle Gipple and daughter Gwendolyn Joy of Columbus Junction. Mrs. Wayne Arnold and son Gary DeWayne Route One. Marvin McClure 322 S Avenue D medical noted yesterday.

Marvin McClure S. Avenue D Medical Gwen Coverdale W. Madison Street Lyle Gipple Gwendolyn Joy Columbus Junction Wayne Arnold Gary DeWayne Route One

Deaths of the Week

Zelda R Freud 69 died Sunday afternoon at her sister Mrs J A Kolosiek home in Ainsworth after a week with pneumonia John W Wanerus 74 a brother of Phillip F E Wanerus of Washington died suddenly Sunday evening at his Brighton home after years of failing health

Zelda R. Freud J. A. Kolosiek Ainsworth Smeumonia John W. Wanerus Mr. Wanerus Phillip FE. Wanerus Washington Brighton

Mrs Shearer Dies in California Home Burial Planned

Mrs W D Shearer also known as Ida Shearer mother of Everette Shearer of Ainsworth died at a daughter home in Monticello California The body was brought to Washington for burial Friday afternoon in Elm Grove cemetery

W. D. Shearer Ida Shearer Everette Shearer Ainsworth Monticello Calif Waghington Elm Grove Cemetery

Mrs. Lottie Sampson Dies After Illness

Mrs. Lottie Sampson, 67, died Tuesday morning at her home after an hour of serious illness. She had not been well. Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. James Church.

Lottie Sampson

Flynn Ends Life at Home Amid Farm Worries

Ralph Flynn, known as Ralph Emerson Flynn R2, 12 miles northwest of Washington, died by suicide at his home Monday. He was troubled by a poor farm season and inability to complete work. his body was found in the barn loft.

Ralph Flynn Ralph Emerson Flynn Washington

Missionary Mrs Millson Dies After Stroke in Monmouth

Mrs Emma Millson longtime United Presbyterian missionary in India died Tuesday evening in Monmouth Til after a stroke in her hotel room. She and her husband had returned from mission service and lived in Crawfordsville. She attended the Women's General Missionary society gathering a week earlier.

Emma Millson United Presbyterian Church In India Monmouth Til Crawfordsville Women's General Missionary Society

Wila Woodford Etla Mae Woodford Profile Notes

Wila Woodford and Etla Mae Woodford are identified as former high school teachers in a brief archival notice. The fragment hints at a biographical item or obituary noting their teaching careers without further context. Additional details are unavailable in the provided text.

Wila Woodford Etla Mae Woodford

Pearson and Martin Speak Nuptial Vows in Chicago

Eleanor Edith Pearson and Bruce Howard Martin wed at North Austin Lutheran Church in Chicago in a candlelight ceremony on June 15. The bride, daughter of the late Charles Pearson, wore a nylon marquisette gown with a train, fingertip veil, orange blossom tiara, and carried a Colonial bouquet. The reception followed for 100 guests at the bride’s Chicago home before the couple's brief trip and residence in Moline, Illinois. Martin serves at John Deere Plow Works. Mrs. Martin has worked in bookkeeping at H. M. Harper Co.

North Austin Lutheran Church Chicago Eleanor Edith Pearson Charles Pearson Bruce Howard Martin Moline, Ill J. B. D. Martin Washington J. O. Atterbein Martin 23Rd Street Moline Ill John Deere Plow H. M. Harper Co

Shinabarger Siegward Wedding in Pittsburg June

The Pittsburg Sun Telegraph reports the June 19 marriage of Helen Eichleau Siegwarth daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Siegwarth Youngstown Ohio to Bruce Winter Shinabarger son of Mr and Mrs Robert Glenn Shinabarger Glenbrook Valencia. The ceremony at Bellefield Presbyterian Church was by Rev James Thompson Orr. The bride wore white satin with veil and trained bouffant gown and carried calla lilies. Attendants wore Nile green taffeta. The couple will live in Philadelphia where Shinabarger attends the University of Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg Sun-Telegraph Helen Eichleau Siegwarth Carl Siegwarth Youngstown Ohio Bruce Winter Shinabarger Robert Glenn Shinabarger Glenbrook Valencia Bellefield Presbyterian Church James Thompson Orr Lake Erie College For Philadelphia Shinabarger University of Pennsylvania

Will Ek Walker 86 Hospitalized After Fall

Will Ek Walker 86, a member of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club, is in Hawthorne California hospital with a broken hip and arm after tripping while moving from a chair. He will reside with his daughter Eleanor Walker Anderson at 275 Freeman Avenue, Hawthorne. All mail to Mr Walker will go to Mrs Anderson's address.

Will E. Walker The Journal Eleanor Walker Anderson Freeman Avenue Hawthorne Calif Walker Inglewood Calfornia

Jenna Leathers Weds Breckenridge Man in Fairfield Chapel

Jenna Leathers of Fairfield, a former homemaking teacher, married LeRoy Foster of Breckenridge Minnesota. The June 15 candlelight ceremony at the First Methodist Church featured Betty Lee Simms as maid of honor and Lloyd A. Dobricka as best man. The couple will reside in Breckenridge.

Jenna Leathers Fairfield N Washington High School LeRoy Foster Breckenridge Minn First Methodist Church Betty Lee Simms Washington Lloyd A. Dobricka Breckenridge, Minn Ceemony Katherine Little

Obituary Notice for Local Resident at Alhambra Home

A widely known community member died June 16 at the California P. E. R. O. home in Alhambra where she had lived 14 years. She was 89 years old.

California P. ER. O Alhambra

Washington Municipal Band Welcomes John Yousling

John Yousling, employee at Sorden Music store, joins the Washington Municipal band. He attends Iowa State Teachers College, majoring in piano while also handling saxophone and accordion.

Washington Municipal Band John Yousling Sorden Music Store Iowa State Teachers College

Legion Drum Corps Practices On Farm Amid Wedding Puzzle

The American Legion Drum Corps, with eight buglers and eight snare drummers, held a Sunday practice on Charles Jackson farm. Jack Beam impresses as a drummer. Frank Shearer heads to Kansas City to join a carnival in place of Rod ney Crail, who is urged to Lea venworth by his wife’s illness. A Justice of the Peace married Edward Harvey to Faith Stephenson, with witnesses including the bridegroom’s father and sister. A follow up letter questioned signatures and sparked a signature dispute with the bridegroom’s mother challenging the record.

American Legion Charles Jackson Jack Beam Frank Shearer Kansas City Rodney Crail Leavenworth Kan Justice of the Peace Edward Harvey Faith Stephenson Frank Harvey

Gate and entrance added to Woodlawn Cemetery

The Improvement League and Wilbur Miller funded a new gate at Woodlawn Cemetery costing 504 dollars. Cemetery committee members were Mrs. Corn Bell Wilson Mrs. H. F. Steck and Mrs. Ab Anderson. Also notes on Sunday meals of Joe Melinski and Alex Miller and mention of a forthcoming county directory.

Improvement League Wilbur Miller Woodlawn Metery Corn Bell Wilson H. F. Steck Ab Anderson Joe Melinski Alex Miller Joe Pleasant Plain Alex Uncle Wash Neff Waylana

Valley church to dedicate new building this June

40 years ago the Evangelical Lutheran church in Valley completed a new building and will dedicate it in June with Rev. L. D. Young as speaker. Banking expert D. E. McKee moves to Davenport to join German Savings Bank. Irqg M. Sproull becomes bank examiner replacing McKee. Mary Masson is named assistant principal of Keswick High School after two years at S. U. S. The Knottnerus billiard hall was struck by lightning.

Evangelical Lutheran Church Valley L. D. Young D. E. McKee Davenport German Savings Bank Irqg M. Sproull McKee Chere Mary Masson Keswick High School Knottnerus Billiard Hall

Fire reported near square building on north side

A fire appears to be burning at a structure on the north side of the square. Fire crews are responding and neighborhoods nearby are advised to stay clear as authorities assess the scene.

Daily Narrow Gauge Train Aids Chautauqua Benefit

A daily narrow gauge train to Burlington and return is planned to assist attendees of the Chautauqua. If popular, the service may continue. The piece notes a hot June day and mentions local industry, politics, and a Crone and Son soda case at the Democrat office.

Burlington Chautauqua Democrat Crone and Son

Pre-Nuptial Party For Jean Fulton Held in Columbus Junction

Mrs. Raymond Duncan entertained Tuesday evening at a pre nuptial party in honor of J Jean Fulton who will wed July 6 to Max Schlatter of Washington. Mrs. Max Hammond hosted a birthday party Monday for her daughter Sharon. Mrs. Orlo Crooks hosted a birthday for her grandson John Richards visiting from Madison Tennessee.

Columbus Junction Raymond Duncan J. Jean Fulton Max Schlatter Washington Max Hammond Sharon Orlo Crooks John Richards Madison, Tenn

Missouri Picnic Announcement For Sunset Park

The Missouri picnic will be held Sunday at noon in Sunset Park. The event is scheduled for June 29.

Missouri Sunset Park

Offset oversalting with sugar balance

When a dish is too salty, adding small amounts of sugar can help neutralize the excess and restore balance to the flavor.

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